We didn't know what to expect with the Falkland Islands. Desolate?
Yes. Windswept? Yes. Lonely? Yes. But we
were lucky to have one of the rare days of good weather and it was a
chance to travel across 20+ miles of desolate moors and peat bogs to the
coast... to a rare colony of Rock Hopper penguins. And they have
whimsical personalities (as we've tried to show with the photos).
There are 2500 people on the Falklands, caring for 300,000 sheep.
So there's no doubt where the attention is.

In describing the war between the United Kingdom and
Argentina over the Falklands, it is said that it was "like two bald men
fighting over a comb." Despite the questionable value, the
Falklands had a certain charm and beauty... and the Rock Hoppers were
charming.

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